Adaptation
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“Exercise is the same thing as getting a tan- a stress imposed on the body that it can adapt to, but only if the stress is designed properly. Lots and lots of people come in to the gym and bench 225 every Monday and Friday for years, never even attempting to increase the weight, sets, reps, speed, or pace between sets. Some don't care, but some are genuinely puzzled that their bench doesn't go up, even though they have not asked it to. Your bench strength doesn't adapt to the total number of times you've been to the gym to bench, or your sincerest hope that it will get stronger. It adapts to the stress imposed on it by the work done with the barbell. Furthermore it adapts to exactly the kind of stress imposed on it. If you do sets of 20, you get good at doing 20's. If you do heavy singles, you get better at doing those. But singles and 20's are very different, and you don't get better at doing one by practicing the other. The muscles and nervous system function differently when they do these two things, and they require two different sets of skills and abilities, and thus cause the body to adapt differently. The adaptation occurs in response to the stress, and specifically to that stress, because the stress is what causes adaptation. This is why calluses form on the hand where the bar rubs, and not on the other arts of the hand, or on the face, or all over your body. It can obviously be no other way.” -Mark Rippetoe
Workout of The Day
Strength-
F.Squat 6x2
Snatch Heavy Single
Conditioning-
3 Rounds
10 MB Power Press
10 MB Rotational Slams (R)
10 MB Rotational Slams (L)
10 Heavy Russian KB Swings
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Reader Comments (7)
nice rip quote.
Very well said. :)
Adapt or die. Isn't that the old saying? There are all kinds of motivations and stimuli, though, so what drives a person to change? Speaking solely for myself, I respond best to positive motivation. I compete with myself to give the best effort possible and trust Kyle and Joc to both program and coach me.
interesting, Rebecca...but I can't help but be more motivated as I get stronger and stronger. I love how my body moves better and adapts to more weight and reps. I am also noticing subtle differences in muscle mass that is replacing the fat layer :). I don't know what the program is that Kyle and Joc have me on, but the results - especially at my age - are very gratifying and thus motivating to achieve even more. Better is better!
Yup
Excellent reminder of why new movements are so challenging and can offer huge rewards!
well said, Phillip